Employers in Georgia logged 15 WARN Act notices in September 2022, involving roughly 1,952 workers — climbing above August and up 1035% versus September 2021. The average filing covered 130 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Transportation | 2 | 1,089 |
| Healthcare | 1 | 68 |
The Transportation sector dominated layoff filings with 1,089 workers across 2 notices. Meanwhile, Healthcare reported 68 workers.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Clayton | 1 | 1,032 |
| Fulton | 3 | 274 |
| Screven | 1 | 203 |
| Muscogee | 2 | 176 |
| Gwinnett | 1 | 91 |
Clayton felt the sharpest impact, accounting for 53% of all affected workers with 1,032 workers across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Forest Park | 1 | 1,032 |
| Sylvania | 1 | 203 |
| Columbus | 2 | 176 |
| Atlanta | 2 | 155 |
| Palmetto | 1 | 119 |
Layoff type classification was not available for filings in Georgia this month.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Americold Logistics LLC | Forest Park | 1,032 | 2022-09-20 | |
| Milliken Longleaf | Sylvania | 203 | 2022-09-12 | |
| The Recon Group | Palmetto | 119 | 2022-09-20 | |
| Radial a bpost Company | Buford | 91 | 2022-09-30 | |
| Melgar Facility Maintenance | Columbus | 88 | 2022-09-23 | |
| Meigar Facility Maintenance | Columbus | 88 | 2022-09-30 | |
| Deluxe Corporation | Atlanta | 87 | 2022-09-15 | |
| Morrison Healthcare | Atlanta | 68 | 2022-09-08 | |
| Freshly, Inc | Austell | 59 | 2022-09-10 | |
| CJ Logistics America LLC | Jefferson | 57 | 2022-09-20 | |
| Community Development Institute Head Start-RCDI | Conyers | 29 | 2022-09-30 | |
| Community Development Institute-Rock | Conyers | 13 | 2022-09-30 | |
| Community Development Institute-RD | Conyers | 10 | 2022-09-30 | |
| First Vehicle Services | Thomasville | 4 | 2022-09-08 | |
| First Vehicle Services | Thomasville | 4 | 2022-09-30 |
The biggest impact was at Americold Logistics LLC at its Forest Park facility, reporting 1,032 affected workers. Milliken Longleaf followed with 203 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
This data points to mounting pressure on the Georgia labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Transportation sector warrants close attention heading into the next period.
This analysis is based on official WARN Act filings reported by Georgia. The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act requires employers with 100+ employees to provide 60-day advance notice of mass layoffs and plant closings. Data is updated daily by WARN Firehose. View all Georgia WARN notices, browse layoffs by state, or download the full dataset.
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